Pelosi Tells Trump SOTU Is Officially Postponed

'I look forward to welcoming you to the House on a mutually agreeable date'
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jan 23, 2019 2:07 PM CST
Pelosi Tells Trump SOTU Is Officially Postponed
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. leaves a House Democratic Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019.   (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nancy Pelosi is officially postponing President Trump's State of the Union address until the government is fully reopened. The California Democrat told Trump in a letter Wednesday the Democratic-controlled House won't pass the required measure for him to give the nationally televised speech from the House floor. Pelosi acted just hours after Trump notified her via letter that he was planning to deliver the speech next Tuesday in line with her original invitation, reports the AP.

Pelosi's moves have left the White House scrambling to devise an alternative plan for the speech, which is one of the president's top opportunities to lay out his agenda to the public. Pelosi said "I look forward to welcoming you to the House on a mutually agreeable date for this address when government has been opened."

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